Wine and cider press



(No Model.) 7

J. TREBER.

WINE AND CIDER PRESS.

Patentd 12111.23, 1883.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN TREBER, or o NTnIANA, OHIO.

WINE AND CIDER PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,161, dated January23, 1883.

Application filed August 28, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN TREBER, a citizen ofthe United States of America, residing at ()ynthiana, in the county ofPike and State of, Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wine and Cider Presses; and I dodeclare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and 'toletters or figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wineand cider presses; and it consists in the novel construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinaf- -ter set forth, andpointed out in the claims.

0n the annexed drawings, Figure I is a top or plan View. Fig. II is alongitudinal section through the line a: 00. Fig. Ill is a transversesection through the line y y.

A represents the frame, which'is provided with transverse beams suitablylocated and provided with shaftbearings and supports for elevating thesame, so that receptacles can be placed under the apparatus for thereception of thejuice and pomace.

Cross-bars B B are attached to the frame, and serve to hold thelongitudinal bars of the frame together. These transverse bars, exceptthose at the end of the frame, are elevated and provided withshaft-bearings. whichhold the shafts, to be hereinafter described, in aninclined position. a

The shafts O and C are secured to the frame so as to be capable of aslight longitudinal adjustment, which is accomplished by providing,

the shafts at their ends with depressions, in which fit screw-threadedadjusting-bolts a, which bolts pass through the end crossbars at anangle so as to be on the same line with the inclined shaft, the adjusting-bolts forming the end bearing of the shafts U and 0'. Theseshafts on the other end are provided with aballandsocket,orsimilaruniversaljoint. The socket portion of thisconnection is oblong in shape, and the end of the opposite shaft is cutaway before reaching the ball, so as to provide a neck of reduced size.By this means the shaft which carries the crushing-disks can be adjustedlongitudinally, and the ballandsocket joint will form a central bearing.

Attached to the shafts O and O are crushing devices, which consist oftwo disks, D and D, having inclined faces and central portion at rightangles with the shafts. These crushing-disks are provided on their innerfaces with suitable gear-teeth, which mesh into each other and cause thesame to rotate equally. These disks, being arranged upon the shaft andconstructed as described, meet so as to form parallel crushing-surfacesat a point below the frame.

The crushing disk B near its rim is provided with gearteeth E, intowhich the drivingwheel F meshes. This driving-wheel is supported upon aframe by a suitable raised crossbar having an upright bearing, uponwhich the driving-wheel rotates. The driving-wheel is provided at theupper end of its extending socket, as shown, with a sweep or lever foroperating the parts. By means of this sweep and connecting means thedisks are rotated so the upper part of the same will turn toward thehopper, as will be hereinafter set forth.

Attached to the frame A, opposite the disks, and extending downwardlynear the meeting points of .the same, is a guide, G, which prevents thefruit falling out between the rollers by the same connecting means, is acurved cover or hood, K, which is tapered, as shown in Fig. I. Thiscurved hood K prevents the fruit which is placed in the hopper eomingincontact with the gears on the disks, and forms, with the guide I, athroat or passage-way for the fruit.

The operation of this invention may be described as follows: Forpressing apples to makecider, the apples are placed in the hopper, theslide being adjusted so as to leave an opening which will correspondrelatively to the size of the apple and to thespeed at which thecrushingdisks are rotated. The rollers, being turned toward the hopper,draw the apples downwardly toward the parallel abutting portion of thedisks, between which thejuice is expressed from the fruit, which flowsinto a suitable receptacle placed under the frame. The pomace is carriedupward by the disks, and is removed therefrom by the scrapers and fallsinto a receptacle separated from thejuice.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In combination with a pair of disks having inclinedcrushing-surfaces, mounted oninclined shafts, connected to each other attheir ends, the whole being mounted on a frame and provided withrotating means, substantially as described.

2. In a cider or wine press, the inclined disks arranged so as toprovide parallel crush- 25 ing-surfaces at their lower portion,substantially as described.

3. In a wine or cider press,tl1e combination, with the inclinedcrushing-disks, of a curved hood,hopper,withadjustableslide,andscraper,30 arranged and organized substantially as shown, and forthe purpose setforth.

4:. In a wine and cider press, the inclined crushing-disks provided withgear-wheels on their inner faces, and mounted upon inclined 35 shafts,with end-bearing means, in combination with a curved hood, hopper, withadjustable slide, and scraper, the parts being arranged and operatedsubstantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN TBEBER.

Witnesses:

W. H. SOALE, OHRIsT. F. EIsE.

